tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62378327483879443802015-09-16T16:45:43.449-07:00Tidal Fishing Report Middle Chesapeake BayStriper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-35996890612925638922014-03-29T19:44:00.002-07:002014-03-29T19:44:27.525-07:00Word on the Street Mid Bay 3/2014Word on the street is netters are catching herring in the nets, which means the Stripers are here feeding on them.<br />A few anglers are already off the hard&nbsp;and splashing their boats to start pre troll scouting.&nbsp; <br />Jigging at the Nuc Power Plant is producing some 40" fish.<br />April 19th is opening day for Stripers, hopefully they will be spawned out by then with no harm or interruption.<br /><br />White perch have started their spawning run in the rivers<br /><br />Looking forward to this spring season, be safe on the water...........Hook'em up<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.striperdave.com/">http://www.striperdave.com</a> Striper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-41866269630637389882013-12-06T08:30:00.002-08:002013-12-06T08:30:48.551-08:00Striper Migration update 2013Migration update courtesy of Striper Space<br /><br />The fall striped bass migration goes in stages. Stripers are now showing up around the mouth of Delaware Bay and even further south. Because the water has been cold they seem to be staying out in deeper water as they head for the warmer waters off of the Virginia and North Carolina coasts. <br /><br />According to Md DNR the best consistent catches of big stripers/migratory fish has been around the mouth of the Potomac and inside the river.&nbsp; The big catches have been slow this year but if you put in the time it only takes one big slob to make the day.<br /><br />Good luck out there, be safe and Hook'em up!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.striperdave.com/">http://www.StriperDave.com</a> Striper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-17930940753551343812013-11-11T07:12:00.000-08:002013-11-11T07:12:09.468-08:00Weekend Update Nov 8-11 2013Most of the fisherman this weekend targeted the mouth of the Choptank from Chesapeake Beach.&nbsp; Just inside the mouth behind Sharps Island light house in the channel was the spot.&nbsp; Most fish were over 30" and bigger.&nbsp; Trolling plastics.&nbsp; Some were chasing birds outside the Mouth of the Chop and casting to birds and breaking fish, smaller class in the 18" range.&nbsp; Heard a few reports of migratory fish farther south Near Solomons Island with fish in the 40" range.&nbsp; We have a cold front coming this week which will drop water temps.&nbsp; Get out there and Hook'em Up!!&nbsp; Be safe as always.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.striperdave.com/">http://www.StriperDave.com</a> Visit my website for more reports for the Bay, Ocean City and Delaware.Striper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-2095829568731992362013-11-07T07:54:00.001-08:002013-11-07T07:54:25.255-08:00Striper Update November 6thOver view of the middle bay area Courtesy of Keith Lockwood<br /><br />In the middle bay region most fishermen have switched to trolling; a better grade of fish tends to be the reward and also the fish seem to be spread thin over a lot of territory. A lot of boats have been trolling along the shipping channel edges and places like the mouth of Eastern Bay and the False Channel with mixed success. Based on reports, it seems to be harder this week to find breaking fish to cast to or jig underneath. Surface water temperatures in the bay have dipped to the high 50’s this week so the shallow water fishery is about done and most Striped Bass are going to be found in deeper water. Fishermen are still finding some live Spot in the tidal rivers and live lining them along 30’ channel edges at places like Stone Rock, the False Channel or Thomas Point usually will pay off with Striped Bass over 18” in size. <br /><br />Get out there and Hook'em up!!&nbsp; Be safe as always.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.striperdave.com/">http://www.striperdave.com</a> <br /><br />Check my site for other report listings in Maryland OC and Delaware.&nbsp; Striper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-34513568385143524662013-10-31T08:33:00.001-07:002013-10-31T08:33:16.446-07:00Quick spin on the Fall Striper BiteLarger fish are schooling up and some reports of migratory fish are showing up as well.&nbsp; Blue fish have pretty much headed south, so it should be safe to troll the plastics.&nbsp; Jigging fish and open water has been producing some heavy fish as well.&nbsp; Get out there and Hook'em up and be safe as always.Striper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-78173468508685865412013-08-01T12:43:00.001-07:002013-08-01T12:43:16.403-07:00Ocean City update fishing reportSince I&nbsp;was in Ocean City this week on vacation I thought I would post an OC report.&nbsp; Courtesy of Oyster Bay and Tackle on 117th Street By Sue Foster<br /><br />Fishing Report by Sue Foster<br /><br /><br />Some good flounder fishing this week in Ocean City. We got the pictures<br />to prove it! Kingfish and spot in the surf, along with big rays and sand<br />sharks.&nbsp; Red Drum are still being caught up around the Fenwick Ditch<br />near the Bridge pilings along with some good sized croaker. Flounder<br />fishing is picking up offshore. Sea bass fishing is happening. Further<br />offshore we have tuna, wahoo, marlin, and dolphin. Crabbing and clamming<br />has been decent.<br />&nbsp;The Bulkhead at 2nd thru 4th Street is a free fishing zone.&nbsp; You can<br /> fish here without a MD license but you still need to obtain a free<br /> registry. We can do that for you at Oyster Bay Tackle or call<br /> 1-855-855-3906. Keeper flounder can be caught there if you are patient<br /> and fish the slacking tides. When the tide is moving hard, fish<br /> straight down. It's plenty deep! If you cast out during a hard running<br /> tide, you will constantly get hung up!&nbsp;&nbsp; Anglers can also catch little<br /> sea bass, spot, croaker, bluefish, tautog, puppy drum and trigger fish.<br /><br /><br /> The Ocean Pier is another place you can fish without a MD License. This<br /> week the pier continued to have good catches of kingfish along with<br /> croaker, spot, trout, puppy drum, snapper blues, flounder, sharks and<br /> rays. You can catch anything on the pier that you can catch from the<br /> surf. There were definitely lots of rays and sharks this week!<br /><br />To get more info for Ocean City and Oyster Bay and Tackle visit <a href="http://www.atbeach.com/fishrpt.html">http://www.atbeach.com/fishrpt.html</a>Striper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-26714228848428024272013-07-14T11:23:00.001-07:002013-07-14T11:25:32.134-07:00Fishing "Word on the Street"Live lining for stripers has been good at poplar island on east side of bay, both north and south sides of island produce depending on tides and pressure.&nbsp; out front of Chesapeake beach remains the area to get all the spot you need before heading over to poplar island.<br /><br />Blue fish are here and are stealing the tails of the baits of line liners.&nbsp; area of stone rock in 20-30 feet on east side of bay is a productive spot to troll using surgical tubes and Spanish mackerel lures.&nbsp; <br /><br />Spanish mackerel have been caught near Kilmarnock Va and hopefully will be showing here in MD soon.&nbsp; Cant wait til they arrive every year as they are exciting&nbsp;to troll for.&nbsp; #1 and #2 planers are usually what I run and 00 clark and drone spoons always produce.&nbsp; depending on size of bait and silver sides try different sizes and speeds to see what produces best.<br /><br />Good Luck be safe and HOOK'EM UP!!Striper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-90148149725807233722013-06-27T08:16:00.001-07:002013-06-27T08:16:37.323-07:00June 27th 2013Blue fish have arrived.&nbsp; I spoke with Drew Capt of the Worm in Chesapeake Beach MD, he started catching them a week or so ago.&nbsp; South of Poplar Island on the East side has been the hot spot for these teethy lil guys trolling surgical tubes.&nbsp; 4-5 knots is the average speed.&nbsp; vary your speeds to see what works best.&nbsp; I certainly hope the Spanish Mackeral aren't to far behind.&nbsp; <br /><br />HOOK'EM UP!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.striperdave.com/">http://www.striperdave.com</a> Striper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-62879924768597275932013-05-01T11:50:00.002-07:002013-05-01T11:50:46.936-07:00May 1 2013 reportOver the past few weeks fishing reports have been coming in.&nbsp; 2/3rds have been lucky anglers with some over 36 and 40" fish reaching the boxes.&nbsp; more fish are coming out of the rivers post spawn, these next few warm days should get them rushing out and hungry.&nbsp; between poplar island and breezy point have been good areas for the locals from calvert county.&nbsp; color of lures hasnt seemed to matter much and a majority of the fish have been caught up top.&nbsp; get out there and HOOK'EM UP!!&nbsp; <br /><br />As always be safe and check your weather forcasts!!Striper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-52922793239860221472013-03-31T14:06:00.000-07:002013-03-31T14:06:36.799-07:00Spring StriperStripers are entering the bay and catch and release has started. &nbsp;Mouths of the rivers are the spots to target! &nbsp;jigging, trolling, and fresh cut bait will get you hooked up. &nbsp;rules are important for this time of year. &nbsp;make sure you check your local MD or VA rules before you go. VA is seeing good action and MD is picking up. Good luck be safe and hookem upStriper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-26205482391190960912012-09-28T02:13:00.001-07:002012-09-28T02:13:47.216-07:00Chesapeake Beach Mid Bay Fishing ReportQuick overview of the Chesapeake Beach area.&nbsp; A few spot are still being caught right out front of the beach at Old Rock.&nbsp; Eastern bay north of Poplar Island remains the spot for live lining.&nbsp; Early morning and late eve has been very good for topwater.&nbsp; Fishing Creek in chesapeake beach has produced Stripers to 30" in early morning and late eve casting plugs or bottom fishing with blood worms.&nbsp; Lots of small elwife showing up in the creek as well and is good cut bait for Stripers as&nbsp;well.&nbsp; If its too windy to hit the bay, you can always hit the back creeks and fill the box.&nbsp; Reports of good size blues are still being caught and the spanish macs have slowed and headed south.&nbsp; 25-30' of water out front by the radar towers has been the target area for most local guys, jigging, casting, and trolling.&nbsp; Good luck, be safe and HOOK'EM UP!!Striper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-61230873300862416162012-09-13T18:34:00.001-07:002012-09-13T18:34:29.066-07:00Chesapeake Beach area September 2012Spanish mackeral are still being caught but will probably head out very soon.&nbsp; mouth of eastern bay and south of poplar island seems to be the hot spot.&nbsp; blues are in the same area and some reaching 5 or so lbs.&nbsp; best method for blues is bottom bouncing surgical hoses about 4 knot average speed, note you may need to very your speed from day to day pending conditions and currents.&nbsp; for spanish mackeral the #1 drones seem to be the ticket this year on 1/2 planers about 5-6 knots again varying your speed.&nbsp; live lining for stripers&nbsp;is getting spotty but still workable.&nbsp; inshore anglers casting plugs and top water baits are getting some good action early morning and late evening.&nbsp; trolling for stripers should pick up soon,&nbsp; trolling spoons (until the blues leave) and&nbsp;(size to match with size of bait) with varied weight to cover the water column is your best bet.&nbsp; Mouths of rivers and creeks is starting to turn on as well.&nbsp; Closest to chesapeake beach would be mouth of the choptank and parkers creek to name a few.&nbsp; remember boating safety and working equipment and gear, extremely important.&nbsp; <br />Hook'em up!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.striperdave.com/">http://www.striperdave.com</a> More info and other reports.&nbsp; Chesapeake Bay Fishing!Striper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237832748387944380.post-56040902722056280532010-07-03T04:33:00.001-07:002010-12-04T08:51:24.523-08:00TIDAL REPORT DECEMBER 3, 2010 FRIDAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cnC_2xozJZE/TPpxP-3N3DI/AAAAAAAAAFk/Mt4sryRcxOw/s1600/anita+chandler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cnC_2xozJZE/TPpxP-3N3DI/AAAAAAAAAFk/Mt4sryRcxOw/s320/anita+chandler.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cnC_2xozJZE/TPpxVHArHRI/AAAAAAAAAFo/m1JoHRZ2ZuM/s1600/Bobby+Rehrig.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cnC_2xozJZE/TPpxVHArHRI/AAAAAAAAAFo/m1JoHRZ2ZuM/s320/Bobby+Rehrig.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cnC_2xozJZE/TPpxYDFv2pI/AAAAAAAAAFs/hIN5a8omd-A/s1600/Jim+Thompson2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cnC_2xozJZE/TPpxYDFv2pI/AAAAAAAAAFs/hIN5a8omd-A/s320/Jim+Thompson2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few pics from Oyster Bay &amp; Tackle in Ocean City MD.&nbsp; Nice Stripers being caught in delaware and maryland surf&nbsp; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cnC_2xozJZE/TPl-Ep5h4_I/AAAAAAAAAFg/en-IHosviio/s1600/personal+best+41+incher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cnC_2xozJZE/TPl-Ep5h4_I/AAAAAAAAAFg/en-IHosviio/s320/personal+best+41+incher.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you have fishing reports you would like to add please send them to <a href="mailto:fishingreport@live.com">fishingreport@live.com</a> </div><br />The Big Stripers are being caught, but the numbers this year arent as good as previous years, and they have arrived late this year.&nbsp; You can fish Virginia waters a little later than Maryland this year.&nbsp; Looking for big birds is the key this time of year, the bigger the birds the bigger the bait, hence bigger fish.&nbsp; Gannets are a good sign of big migratory Stripers as well.&nbsp; Remember the Bigger fish will usually be deeper and below the resident fish and are lazier and dont want to work as hard for there meal.&nbsp; SLOW, SLOW trolling is the best way to catch them with big baits near the bottom.&nbsp; The edges of the shipping channel west or east are the places to target.&nbsp; Umbrella rigs, parachutes, tandem bucktails and ofcourse my favorite a #21 spoon with an inline sinker or heavy bucktail.&nbsp; Vary your weights to cover the water column.&nbsp; In the Mid Bay area from Bloody Point To Cedar Point:&nbsp; The Hill, The mouth of Eastern Bay, Directly out front of Chesapeake Beach on down to Breezy point, The area of The false channel from bouy 78-cp bouy, Area of Cove pt, and onto Hoopers Island.&nbsp; These are all areas that are being worked by Capts and Recreational guys alike.&nbsp; My success has been the Chesapeake Beach area on down to breezy pt and the false channel.&nbsp; This week hs been spotty on reports because of the wind, but a few capts and commercial guys are telling me the Big Cows are here you just have to put in the time.&nbsp; Again cover the water column and ledges of the shipping channel.&nbsp; monitor your weather and make sure your boat, safety equipment and all gear is in order and working.&nbsp; This time of year can be deadly so be safe, and HOOK'EM UP!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.striperdave.com/">http://www.striperdave.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/">http://www.southernmarylandfishing.com/</a>Striper Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409926030989694615noreply@blogger.com1